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Using Mixed Methods to Establish the Social Validity of a Self-Report Assessment: An Illustration Using the Child Occupational Self-Assessment (COSA)
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Kramer, Jessica M. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2011
Social validity is the extent to which procedures, goals, and outcomes are acceptable and important to end users and is not commonly addressed during assessment development. This article pilots a process of triangulating multiple methods to evaluate the social validity of a self-report assessment. These procedures were piloted using the Child…
Descriptors: Validity, Measurement Techniques, Rating Scales, Children
Trends in Prevalence and Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy among Icelandic Children Born 1990 to 2003
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Sigurdardottir, Solveig; Thorkelsson, Thordur; Halldorsdottir, Margret; Thorarensen, OLafur; Vik, Torstein – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
Aim: To describe trends in cerebral palsy (CP) prevalence, severity, and associated impairments among 139 Icelandic children (65 males, 74 females) born from 1990 to 1996 (period one) and 1997 to 2003 (period two). Method: A population-based study using systematically collected data on motor functioning and associated impairments of children with…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mortality Rate, Cerebral Palsy, Infant Mortality
Behavioural and Emotional Symptoms of Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Population-Based Study
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Sigurdardottir, Solveig; Indredavik, Marit S.; Eiriksdottir, Audur; Einarsdottir, Katrin; Gudmundsson, Halldor S.; Vik, Torstein – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: To describe behavioural and emotional symptoms among Icelandic preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Children with congenital CP, assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 (CBCL/1 1/2-5) and Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF), were enrolled in the study. A comparison group was recruited from the general population.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cerebral Palsy, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
Cognitive Profile in Young Icelandic Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Sigurdardottir, Solveig; Eiriksdottir, Audur; Gunnarsdottir, Eva; Meintema, Marrit; Arnadottir, Unnur; Vik, Torstein – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
We describe the cognitive profile in a complete national cohort of children with cerebral palsy (CP). One hundred and twenty-seven Icelandic children (67 females, 60 males) with CP, born between 1985 and 2000 and assessed between the ages of 4 and 6 years 6 months (mean age 5y 5mo, SD 6mo), were included in the study. IQ was measured using the…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Measures (Individuals)